Ciarán Ahern (Dublin South West, Labour)
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333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter of policy (details supplied) affecting wage increments for teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35241/25]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I refer to your correspondence on behalf of a primary teacher regarding incremental credit for prior primary teaching service.

The criteria for the award of incremental credit are set out in the Department’s Circulars 10/2001 for Primary teachers, 29/2007 and 29/2010 for post-primary teachers. The criteria for the award of incremental credit to recognised teachers was agreed under the auspices of the Teachers Conciliation Council (TCC). The relevant circular applying here is 10/2001.

The teacher to whom you refer was teaching Junior Infants and was not a qualified primary teacher when they completed their prior service. This teacher was completing their PME whilst working at the school in question and did not qualify as a primary teacher until 2020, which was after they had left the post at that school.